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War and global warming
Between Iraq and a hard place |
Gar Lipow |
11 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| I wonder how many people realize that the chances of nuclear war did not fall significantly with the end of the Cold War. A deliberate nuclear war, while a real risk, was always the outside chance. The worst danger -- an accidental nuclear launch -- is probably more likely today than it was prior to the fall of the Soviet empire. Neither the U.S. nor Russia have taken their missiles off hair trigger alert, and Russia's command and control system is deteriorating. When ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, climate change mitigation, international politics, national security (all these topics) |
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